Air-ship.



J. SINKOVITS.

AIR SHIP.

APPLIGATION FILED DE0.10,1908.

Patented Maly 4, 1909.

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, J. SINKOVITS. y AIB.l SHIP.

APPLICATION PILED 1330.10, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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aumenten J. SINKOVITS.

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AIR SHIP. APPLICATION FILED DEO.10, 1908.

920,675. Patented May 4, 1909.

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v @5a /f I JOSEPH SINKOVITS, OF NEW' BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

AIR-SHIP.

Specicat'ion of Letters Patent;

Patented' May 4, 190e.

'Application med December 1c, 190s. serial No. 466,798.

To (LZ-Z whm .it may concern: Be it known that I, JOSEPH SINKovr'rs,

a sub'ect of the King of Hungary, residing at New righto'n', in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer'- taln new and useful Improvements. in Air- Snps, ofwlnch the followflugis a specification, reference being had therein'to the ac? ,h

com )anying drawing'.

1s Invention relates to 'air ships, and more particularly. to air ships of that A'type Athat are heavier-than'a'ir and-utili-ze'agas bag and propellers for elevating the same.

The primary'object of my invention is'to provideA a novel skeleton frame foi a gas bag and at the ends thereof provide" ropellers for driving theA air -shi laterally, rdliese propellers being adjust'ab ymounted and easily adjusted from'the operators station in the air ship.

,Another object of this inventionis to combine horizontal and vertical propellersfor moving an air ship in any deslred direction',l`

these Propellers being ldriven from a suitable source of power. located at the operators sta# tion of the airship. j

1 A further obj ect of the invention isto pro-f vide a novel'.v mechanism in connection with propellers for shifting the propellers laterally or vertically during the operation' thereof, enabling' the operator of the air ship to steer the same in/any direction desired. c

lWith the above and other objects in view, Which Will more readily appear 'as the invention is better'understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement -of parts to be presently described and then claimed.

AIn the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one end of my air ship, Fig. 2 is a similar view of the central portion of the air ship artlyhbroken away and partly in section,

ig. 3 1s an end view of the air ship, with the end propeller thereof removed, Fig. 4 is an end` View of an automatic' tension device, Fig. 5 is a view of theend late ofvanair ship and the mechanism carried thereby for vertically adjusting a ropeller Wheel, Fig: 6 is a plan of the same,' i 7 is a rear elevation of a detached movab e bearing, Fig. 8 is a plan of the same, Fig. 9 is a side elevation ofa :movable bearing, Fig- 10 is a cross sectional view of the operating station of the air ship, and Fig. 11 is a'horizontal sectional mechanism in plan.

To put my invention into practice, l provide a. skeleton frame preferably made of aluminum or. a similar light and durable metal. This lframe is built of numerous sections joined to forml a .cylindrical structure aving conical ends. The frame comprises.

view lof. the same illustrating the operating end rings 1, and intermediate rings con# nected by a plurality of equally spaced long-i-V tudinal rods-3. 'The end rings .1 are provided with converging rods 4 suitably connectedyto'fend plates v5, said rods and end plates formingthe conical ends of the frame'. he connections between the rings-.1 and 2,

and rods 3 and 4 are preferably made'by crossiittings 6. Y

Within the frame of Athe air ship islboated a ba 7 made'of silk or a' similar light and V.dura yle material varnished and `coated to.

This bag kis render the same impervious. adapted to be 'filled with hydrogen or a gas-4 lighter than air, and to reinforce the exterior surface of the bag anetting is used,.icompris ing strands of piano' Wire 8, arranged eircumferentially of the'bag and longitudinally thereof, the circumferential strands passing through the rods 8, While the. longitudinal strands extend through 'the rings 1 andv 2 and are suitably connected tothe plates 5. For raising and lowering the air ship, hori-A zontal controller wheels 9 and IOI'are used, said wheels Vbeing located above and below the air ship intermediate the ends therejef'..

The top and the bottom of the frameA of the airv ship are reinforced by metallic plates 11 90 and 12- to which the rods 3 and. rings 2 arc connected. Thesej plates are provided with. vertical .alining openings 13 and extending into said openings are interiorly and. .exterorly threadedisleeves 1 4 having heads 15. Interposed between'the. heads v15 andthe plates 11 and .12 are gaskets- 16 to insure a' non-leakable connection between said platea --and theI sleeves 14.- The'slee'ves 14 are re-4 tained' Within the plates 11 and'lZ by gaskets 17 and nutsl 18 threaded upon the sleeveswithin' the `back 7, said back being provided with openings 1 toreceive said sleeves, as best shown in Fig.'2 of the .drawl Y 105' Threaded in the sleeve -14isa vertical connecting tube 19 and extending through said tube is a vertical shaft 20. The'upper end 10, Upon the iioor 24 directly beneath the of the shaft extends through a bearing 21 located upon the plate 11 and secured to the end of said shaft is the upper controller wheel 9. rI`he lower end of the shaft 20 is provided with a beveled gear wheel 22.

' Suspended from the plate 12 is a frame 23 having a floor 24, said frame and floor providing a central operating station for the air ship lower end of the shaft is a bearing 25 for a vertical shaft 26 extending downwardly through the floor 24 and supporting the lower propeller wheel 10. The upper end of the shaft 26 is,provided with a beveled gear wheel 27` adapted to cooperate with the 31 having confronting beveled gear wheels 32 and 33 adaptedto alternately mesh with the beveled gear wheels 22 and 27. YSaid wheels 32A and 33 being shifted through the medium of a bifurcated operating lever 34 pivotally supported by the bearing 25.

Mounted upon the shaft 29 is a double sprocket wheel 35 for a purpose vthat will in construction, and similar adjusting mechhereinafter ap 1 rovided with al beveled gear wheel 40.

ear.

For contro ng the air ship laterally, I use aV vertical 'propeller wheel 36 at each end of the air ship, and as these wheels are identical anism used in connection with each wheel, I have deemed it only necessary 'to illustrate one end of the air ship, consequently, only one end will be described, it being under-v` stood that the propeller wheels 36 are both vcontrolled from the central operating station of the air shi l The end p ate 5 is provided with two parallel brackets 37 connected by vertical alining bearings 38, In the bearings 38 is journaled a worm 39 having the lower end theielof 1e rackets 37 are provided with hangers 41, for a revolublev shaft 42, said shaft having iixed beveled ear wheel 43 adapted to mesh with the beve ed gear wheel40. vThe shaft 42 is also provided with a sprocket wheel 44.

Trunnioned between the brackets 37 is a The lower end of the bearing 45 is providedl with a hanger 49 and journaled -in said l hanger are two worms 50 and 57 having sprocket wheels 52 and53 respectlvely.

Pivotally connected to the bearing 45 by-a revoluble shaft 54 is a yoke 55,having a lon- I gitudinal bearing 56 for a shaft 57, the outer end of said shaft supporting the propeller provided with a beveled gear wheel 58. lThe lower end of the yoke is enlarged, as at 59, and provided with a sector gear 60 adapted ,j to mesh with the worm 50 whereby when the rotary movement is imparted to said worm, the yoke can be shifted in a horizontal plane.

Upon the shaft 54v is mounted a beveled gear wheel 61 meshing with the beveled gear wheel 58, and upon the lower end of said housings 67, in the housings 67 are journaled sheaves 68 and 69. In the guides 66 are located compression springs 70 for normally holding the housings 67 in a lowered position.

The braces and the end ring l are connected by a housing 71 having revclu ble sheaves 72.

Upon the licor 24 of the operating station is located bearings 73 and 74- for sheaves 75 and sprocket wheels 76 and 77. The sprocket wheel sare provided with handles 78. Mounted uponthe double sprocket wheel 35 and extending under the sheaves 68 and over the sprocket wheel 53 isa sprocket cated by aA dash hne This chain is adapted to transmit a rotary movement 'from the shaft 29 to the shaft 57 and revolve the propeller wheel 36.

'Mounted upon the sprocket wheels 76, guided by the sheaves73 and 69 and passing over the sprocket wheel 52 is a sprocket chain 80, indicated by a dash and two dot yline This sprocket chain 80 permits of an operator rotating a sprocket wheel 76 to swing the yoke 55 in a horizontal plane' during vthe operation of the propeller 36. l

Mounted .upon the sprocket wheel 77 guidedby'the'sheaves 75 and 72 ,and extend mg over 'thesprocket wheel -44 is a s rocket vchain 81, indicated by a dash'and ot line Y This-sprocketchain 81'permits to tilt t e bearing 45 during the operation of the propeller 'wheel 36.

released from the bag v7, theplate 12 is provided with a valve.l This valve com rises a cylinder 82 heldin engagement wit plate 12' by a peripheral flange 83 gaskets 84 wheel 46, while the inner end of said shaft is shaft ismounted a gear wheel 62 meshing of ano erator moving the sprocket wheel 77.

end rings 1 by vertical guides 66 for movable l 12.5, In order that gas can be pumped-into vand the.

' spring l91 ffor seated. ,10

r chain is moved to adjust the propeller 36, to

s operation to move the shi elevation of the ship can also be varied, by

#a resilient valve seat 86 for-a- .flange 87, the,v ste/111.88 extends downwardly through aspi-l der 89 provided therefor at the lower end'pf a v88 is provided with a nut :90 vand interposed s uiiicient'to elevate the valve 27. When the end ring 1 and the brace 65v are arranged ver ltical .bearings 9.3, 94, and 96. Slidably 'having aninteriorly threaded sleeve 98 forI yloosely mounted upon the shaft 102. These ...la nur 85. said ma .beinglprovided with.

cylinder 82. The protruding end of .the'ste'm between the-spider 89 and the nut 90 is a coil Screwed'upon the lower end of the cylinder 82 is a nipple 92 to which a hose.(not shown) can be attached for pumping gas into the bag 7, the pressure ofsg'asentering the bag being air shipiisrfin.operation and should it be -desiredv, to allow gas'tofescape, a suitable instrument can beinserted'in the ni ple 92 to engage the .valve stem 88 and e evate the same.

ln Fi 4 of the drawings, I haveillustrated amod' cation ofmy invention, particularly in connection the tension device for the y sprocket chains 79,' 80 and81. Between the mounted upon the .bearing 93. is a yoke- 97 a vertical screw .99,- jonrnaled between the ring 1 and the brace 65. This screw'is providedwith a beveledgear wheel meshing with asimilar wheel-,101,mounted upon ashaftf102 journaled ina bearing 103 andthe bearings 94, 95 and 96.

Journaled in the yoke 97 are sheaves 104', for the sprocket chain 79.

Journaled between the bearin s-94 and95 are sheaves 105A and 10.6, the atter being sheaves are forthe sprocket chain 80.

Journaled between the bearings 95 and 96 is a sheave 107 and a sprocket wheel 108, the. latter being mounted upon the shaft-102 for the sprocket chain 81, whereby when said raise or lower the end. of the air shi the sprocket chain 79 will be maintaine in a taut condition vfor revolving` the s ropeller 36. A Operation: The operation of tlie air ship is accomplished by setting the propeller wheels 9 .and 10 in operation, raising the shi to an elevation that is desirable for trave. The end propeller wheels 36 are then placed in forward backward, or in any direction esired. The elevation of the air ship can be approximately determined by the capacity of the bag 7 the lifting power of the gas within the bag, and the atmospheric conditionsa-t the time of as- ,4 cending, but the elevation of the ship can be varied according to the direction in which the propeller wheels 9 and 10 are revolved. The

moving the sprocket chains S1, which will tilt the propeller wheels 35, whereby said wheels in operation will tend to lower one .normally holding the valve 87 another". l

Swlnglng either end the shipina horizontal plane for turning `to the right or, left .is accomplishedxbymoving 4the sprocket chains 80, these chains'together with the chains 81 'beingunder-the control ofthe operator ottheA ai'i1 `ship at fthe central station. The operation ofthe controllers. 36, 9 and 10 are .con-

trolled by the startingfand stopping lof the the -lever'f-i. I reserve the right propeller wheels and .position-f the engine or motor-28 the-manipulation of lades thereof, whereby all 4fof saidwheels will prolp- "erly' co erate for navigating in the air, T

frame o the air ship can be provided .with

passenger carrying cars suspendedbeneathf the bag 7.

Suitable ballast can be'carried by the`air ship and by discharging this ballast, the air .ship will rise, and by allowing hydrogen to escape, the air ship can descend, these two movements being-accomplished without assistance of the pro ellers, after theV air ship has ascended to a esired elevation. v

. -Having now described .my invention, what I claimv as new, isz- 1 An -air ship embodying a cylindrical frame having conical ends, a gas baglocated in said frame, 'a central station suspended beneath said frame, vertical'shafts journaled in saidstation and in said frame, horizontal propeller wheels carried by .said shafts,

plates carried by the conicalends of said frame, brackets carriedby said plates, vbearfings trunnioned in said brackets, worms journaled insaidbrackets for tilting said bearings, yokes pivotally connected to .said bearings, worms journaled in said bearings, for swinging said yokes in a horizontal-plane,

revolublepropeller wheels carried Aby said' the ends of said frame for maintaining. the iirst two mentioned sprocket chains 1n a taut condition, and means located at said driving the sprocket chains employed for operating the end propeller wheels, substantially as described.

2. An air' ship embodying a cylindricalu Vframe having conical ends, a gas bag located in said frame, a central station suspended beneath said frame, vertical shaftsA j ou-rnaled in said station and in said frame,`ho`riz0ntal ing worms, tension devices suspen ed from central station for revolving said shafts and propeller wheels carried by said shafts, plates carried by the conical ends of said frame, brackets carried by said plates, bearings trunnioned in said brackets, Worms journaled in said brackets for tilting said bearings, yokes pivotally connected to said bearings, Worms journal'ed in said bearings, for swinging said yokes in a horizontal plane, revoluble propeller Wheels carried by said yokes, wormsjournaled in said bearings for im )arting a rotary movement of said pro pcfler Wheels, sprocket chains extending rom said central station to said bearings for revolving the propeller driving Worms,

. sprocket chains extending from said central station for moving the yoke l actuating worms, sprocket chains extending from said 'central station for moving the bearing actuatmg worms, and means located at said central station for revolving saidshafts and driving the sprocket chains employed foroperating the end propeller Wheels, subcentral station'for adjusting said bearings and said yokes, sprocket chains yextending from said central station for imparting a rotar movement to said end ropeller Whee s, tension devices suspended rom the ends of said frame for maintaining the iirst two mentioned sprocket chains in a taut condition, means located at said central station for revolving said shafts and driving the sprocket chains employed for ope-rating the end propeller wheel 4 4. An air ship embodying a frame having conical ends, a gas bag located in ,said frame, a central station suspended beneath said frame, vertical shafts journale'd in ,said station and in said frame, horizontal propeller Wheels carried by said shafts, lates carried by the conical ends of said fiiame, bearings adjustably supported by said plates, yokes ivotally connected tosaid bearings, revolu le. propeller wheels: carried by said yokes, 'sprocket chains extending from said central station for ad'usting said bearings and said yokes, sproc et chains extending vfrom -said central station for imparting a rota movement to said end propeller whee s, means located at said central station for revolving` said shafts and driving the sprocket chains employed for operating the end propeller Wheels.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH SINKOVITS. Witnesses:

A. H. RABsG, MAX H. SRoLovrrz. 

